United in Diversity? The EU's MEDIA programme and its support for women filmmakers
United in Diversity? The EU's MEDIA programme and its support for women filmmakers
This paper is about the EU's MEDIA programme’s support (or lack of it) for women filmmakers in Europe. My analysis of a sample of 1,473 films funded through MEDIA’s flagship theatrical distribution scheme – which promotes the cross-border circulation of European films – reveals that, during the most recent 2007-13 funding cycle, only 16% of MEDIA-funded films had a female director. In financial terms, 13% of the distribution scheme’s €228 million budget went towards films directed by women, while their median average award was 20% lower than male-directed MEDIA-funded films. This paper examines why the gender gap in MEDIA funding exists and what it means for audiences in Europe.
MEDIA programme, women filmmakers, film policy, Europe, film industry
Jones, Huw D.
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19 April 2018
Jones, Huw D.
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Jones, Huw D.
(2018)
United in Diversity? The EU's MEDIA programme and its support for women filmmakers.
Media Industries: Current Debates and Future Directions Conference, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.
18 - 20 Apr 2018.
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This paper is about the EU's MEDIA programme’s support (or lack of it) for women filmmakers in Europe. My analysis of a sample of 1,473 films funded through MEDIA’s flagship theatrical distribution scheme – which promotes the cross-border circulation of European films – reveals that, during the most recent 2007-13 funding cycle, only 16% of MEDIA-funded films had a female director. In financial terms, 13% of the distribution scheme’s €228 million budget went towards films directed by women, while their median average award was 20% lower than male-directed MEDIA-funded films. This paper examines why the gender gap in MEDIA funding exists and what it means for audiences in Europe.
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Published date: 19 April 2018
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Media Industries: Current Debates and Future Directions Conference, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, 2018-04-18 - 2018-04-20
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MEDIA programme, women filmmakers, film policy, Europe, film industry
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